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Ocean Navigator is a dedicated magazine that focuses on offshore boating. Earlier in my career, as vice president of sales and marketing for cruising sailboat builder Pacific Seacraft, I became aware of what a unique perspective that Ocean Navigator provides for their readers. I’ve been a long time subscriber and look forward to each new issue as there are always a great number of interesting ideas and timely information; it helps to keep me sharp! Their readership audience is experienced and knowledgeable – savvy sailors – and each issue has a great collection of timely articles to read. In July of 2013 I was contacted by the editor, Tim Queeney, who while looking over the schedule for the Baltimore TrawlerFest, saw I was presenting a seminar called “Dialing in your trawler,” and asked if I might like to write a story on this subject for Ocean Navigator. Honored and humbled I wrote my first piece including a bunch of practical tips for the Power Voyaging column. Tim requested more and the “Dialing in your trawler” series continues to be a productive creative outlet where I can share some of the great ideas I have learned while boating with my clients. If you are not already a subscriber to Ocean Navigator I would encourage you to sign up. www.oceannavigator.com is an informative website with archived articles, blogs, current events and classes.

Jeff Merrill is pleased to continue writing his popular “Dialing-In” your Trawler Series for the pages of Ocean Navigator magazine in 2015 and flattered with the announcement posted below and on the Ocean Navigator website. To read all of Jeff’s articles in the series go to the Trawler Lifestyle section of JMYS.com or the Power Voyaging section of OceanNavigator.com.

Power Voyaging Traweler Guru

All Dialing-In-Your-Trawler articles are available to download as PDF’s:

Power Tripping

Mar/Apr 2022

Power Tripping

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Read the Factory Manual

Read The Factory Manual

Mar/Apr 2021

Read The Factory Manual

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Prized Pilothouse Possessions

Jan/Feb 2021

Prized Pilothouse Possessions

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Very Helpful Feature - VHF radio

Nov/Dec 2020

Very Helpful Feature - VHF radio

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Of course, a compass

Mar/Apr 2020

Of course, a compass

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Enabling your boat to talk

Nov/Dec 2019

Enabling your boat to talk

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Ship's Papers

Jul/Aug 2019

Ship's Papers

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Suck it up

Mar/Apr 2019

Suck it up

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Trawler Watch-standing

Jan/Feb 2019

Trawler Watch-standing

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The Noah’s Ark approach

Nov/Dec 2018

The Noah’s Ark approach

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Manual bilge pumps can bail you out

Jul/Aug 2018

Manual bilge pumps can bail you out

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Tasteless Bilge Water

Mar/Apr 2018

Tasteless Bilge Water

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Ocean Navigator Nov Dec 2017

Safety Minimums

Nov/Dec 2017

Safety Minimums

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Alarming Considerations

Sept/Oct 2017

Alarming Considerations

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Common senses cruising

May/June 2017

Common senses cruising

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Spare Parts – Part 2

March/April 2017

Spare Parts – Part 2

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Trawler Hand Tools

Jan/Feb 2017

Trawler Hand Tools

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Ocean Navigator Nov Dec 2016

Spare Parts – Part 1

Nov/Dec 2016

Spare Parts – Part 1

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A trip to the ER part 2

May/June 2016

A trip to the ER part 2

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A trip to the ER part 1

March/April 2016

A trip to the ER part 1

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Power Voyaging - Fuel to Burn

January/February 2016

Power Voyaging - Fuel to Burn

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120 VAC Keeping Current

October 2015

120 VAC Keeping Current

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12V – DC In Charge

September 2015

12V – DC In Charge

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Power Voyaging - Sea Safety

April/May 2015

Power Voyaging - Sea Safety

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Power Voyaging - Night Running

March 2015

Power Voyaging - Night Running

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Dinghy Dynamics

November 2014

Dinghy Dynamics

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Power Voyaging Guru

October 2014

Power Voyaging Guru

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Wanderers Water

September, 2014

Wanderers Water

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Steering Straight

July/Aug 2014

Steering Straight

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Anticipating Anchoring

May/Jun 2014

Anticipating Anchoring

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Engine Essentials

Jan/Feb 2014

Engine Essentials

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“Dialing-in” your trawler

October 2013

“Dialing-in” your trawler

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